The Urologist

I turned 68 in December and retired. As many guys at my age we need to visit the Urologist on a regular basis; I started 3 years ago when my PSA became elevated. So every April and October I go to the office and get “examined”.

It doesn’t happen every time but more than a few of us can get erections from the stimulation of the prostate exam. Fortunately it didn’t happen to me with the male Dr. but the last visit was with his PA, a 30 something beauty. She was very professional and tried to not notice what happened and then assured me that is was common and not to worry about such things. She finished and we concluded the exam with most of my dignity intact.

Fast forward 6 months to last week. Another exam and the same beauty came in to the room. After the normal check list of questions for me she asked if I might have a little extra time to participate in a research study as I was in the target age group. The study was to see if a prostate massage might be a better way to provide erections than medicine, you know the little blue pill (there must have been an entry in the notes from before about my reaction). After qualifying me she did explain the methodology that was to be used. First, she would provide prostate exam and continue the massage until I achieved an erection that was adequate to initiate intercourse. How long that took would be on me to decide from past experience. After a relaxation period, the examiner would than stimulate the penis in the more traditional way, timing both methods. To confirm that I could still function, that time the examiner would continue to ejaculation and measure the quantity.